Award Winners: Communications
August 12, 2024
Congratulations to the recipients of AFGE’s Labor Communications Awards, which were handed out during the convention:
Best Website
AFGE Local 17
- Entry: https://afgelocal17.org/
Best Single Issue Publication/Collateral (Locals)
AFGE Local 252
Best Single-Issue Publication/Collateral (Councils/Caucuses/Districts)
AFGE Council 238
- Entry: Council’s shutdown bulletin
Best Photograph, Original Cartoon, Graphic
AFGE Council 220
Best Use of Social Media
AFGE Local 2408
Best Union Publications (Councils/Caucuses/Districts)
AFGE Council 216
Best Photo Collage
AFGE Local 17
Entry: Photos encapsulated within the AFGE logo
Best Feature Story
AFGE Local 987
Entry: For One Local Member ... When it Comes to Archaeology, It’s All About the ‘Gray’ Area
Best Issues/Advocacy, Education/Training, Promotional Video
AFGE Council 53
Entry: NVAC 2024 new local presidents’ recap video
Best Placed Letter to the Editor/Op-ed
AFGE Council 238
Entry: The Hill: EPA staffing hits crisis point as Biden sends disaster relief workers to Hawaii
Best News Story
AFGE Local 987
Entry: United Steelworkers Aiding Blue Bird Employees in Push to Unionize
Best Union Publication (Locals)
AFGE Local 987
Entry: February 2023 Union Advocate newspaper
Best News Interview/Media Mention
AFGE Local 709
Entry: Denver 7 News: Employees picket for better pay, hours at Littleton federal prison
Members’ Choice Award
AFGE Council 220
Entry: Photo collage of AFGE activists engaged during the 2024 AFGE Legislative Conference
Communicator in Action Award
Presented to AFGE Local 252 for using communication tools to mobilize AFGE leaders and activists around critical issues
Breakout Communicator Award
Presented to AFGE Local 17 for outstanding work in leveraging labor communications to educate and mobilize AFGE leaders and activists
Clyde M. Webber Award
Presented to AFGE Local 987 for their overall excellence in labor communications
